Ronald Reiter was born in 1931, in Toledo, Ohio and spent much of his youth boating, playing and ice skating on Lake Erie and the Maumee River. In high school, Ron learned that an acquaintance of his sister needed a boat boy for their schooner and thus a long career was born. Under Mr. Young’s guidance, he would learn many aspects of sailing and would get tips for smooth docking of the vessel. In the 1940s, Ron was selected by Mr. Young to captain a 22-foot Lyman cruiser owned by Guy Lombardo...

St. Michael’s Fuel & Ice was opened in 1993, by Mr. David Luke, a well-respected Biloxi businessman and shrimper. When the gaming industry was introduced to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the early 1990s, a burden was put on the ice supplies in the area. The existing ice houses and fuel docks were hard pressed to meet the demand of the fishermen and processing plants, so Mr. Luke met that need by opening St. Michael’s Fuel & Ice only to realize the need was even greater than he had realized...

George Anglado, Jr. was born on August 5, 1942, in Biloxi to George and Evelyn Anglado. He worked his whole life in the seafood industry, working for Suarez Seafood, West Seafood and J & W Seafood. For decades, George exemplified the very best of the seafood industry through both skill and character. Operating the Laitram automatic shrimp peeling machine requires mechanical knowledge, dexterity, and an unwavering attention to detail. Yet beyond the technical demands, it calls for endurance,...